Mysterious disease kills 30 dogs in Michigan

Several dogs in Clare County and Otsego County, Michigan state, have died due to an unidentified illness. According to the state's agriculture department, a mysterious ailment that authorities are seeking to identify has killed many dogs in northern Michigan.

As per media reports, officials have confirmed that the mysterious illness has killed more than 30 dogs till now in the Otsego County of Michigan. Notably, the unidentified disease has resulted in the deaths of mostly young dogs under two years of age.

A similar incidence has also been reported in Clare County. According to Rudi Hicks, the county's director of animal control, more than 30 dogs have passed away in Clare County as a result of the same unexplained sickness. The distance between Clare County and Otsego County is around 70 miles.. According to Hicks, the state is currently experiencing panic.


As per the Clare County Cleaver, Hicks has suggested people keep their dogs safe at home until officials are able to identify the illness and its cure. The symptoms that the dogs suffering from the mysterious illness, include diarrhoea and vomiting.




The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development stated that the mysterious disease was similar to parvo.

According to the American Kennel Club, parvo is a highly contagious, life-threatening virus that can cause the death of dogs, especially unvaccinated dogs and puppies. Currently, parvo is considered incurable.

However, the agriculture department stated that one of the dogs with the symptoms was tested for parvo, but the reports were negative. Meanwhile, an official from Otsego County, Fitzgerald, stated that some dogs who died due to the mysterious illness have tested positive for parvo; hence, it is feared that the new disease could be a new strain of parvo.

The agriculture department of Michigan has further stated that it was in contact with federal and other state bodies, local animal control bodies, and local vets to learn more about the mysterious illness and its cure.